![Independence, NYC 2021.](https://joyfulplate.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-05-at-1.25.20-PM-478x578.png)
I am so happy our beloved New York City is roaring back this Independence Day 2021. I am also pausing for thought on what an extraordinary time it has been to be here since early 2020. As Paul Simon wrote, “Time it was, and what a time it was, a time of innocence, a time ...